NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 8% higher core clock speed: 675 MHz vs 625 MHz
4.3x more texture fill rate: 43.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 128 vs 32
5.3x better floating-point performance: 422.4 gflops vs 80 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 1600 MHz
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 575 vs 231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 August 2008 vs 1 June 2007
Core clock speed	675 MHz vs 625 MHz
Texture fill rate	43.2 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines	128 vs 32
Floating-point performance	422.4 gflops vs 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	575 vs 231

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

2x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 100 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 89 vs 42

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	89 vs 42

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

575

231

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
PassMark - G3D Mark	575	231
PassMark - G2D Mark	42	89
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3272
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G84
Launch date	14 August 2008	1 June 2007
Place in performance rating	1413	1414
Type	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$149.90
Price now		$149.90
Value for money (0-100)		1.87
Technical info
Core clock speed	675 MHz	625 MHz
Floating-point performance	422.4 gflops	80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	128	32
Texture fill rate	43.2 GTexel / s	10 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	289 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-HE
Laptop size	large	large
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
CUDA
PowerMizer 8.0